War Merit Cross photograph

War Merit Cross

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EligibilityGerman military
Established1939
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2336718
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About War Merit Cross


The War Merit Cross was a decoration of Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees; and had a related civil decoration. It was reissued in 1957 by the Bundeswehr in a de-Nazified version for veterans.

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